Infobox school image File Cornwall logo.jpg gallery gallery name Cornwall Hill College established 1998 type Private school Private , Boarding school Boarding locale Nellmapius drive, Irene, Centurion, South Africa grades 000 12 head name motto One and All Singuli Omnes executive head Mr L. Kunneke head name2 head2 city Pretoria state Gauteng country South Africa students 1700 pupils school colors Red, White & Blue free label free website http www.cornwall.co.za www.cornwall.co.za coord 25.8732 28.2340 format dms region ZA type edu display title Cornwall Hill College is a private school in Irene, Gauteng Irene , Pretoria , Gauteng , South Africa . It was founded in 1998 and the school leavers write the Independent Examinations Board Independent Examinations Board IEB exams. It has about 1,700 pupils ranging from the pre primary level to grade 12. The Acting College Principal is Mrs P. Erasmus. The Preparatory School Principal is Mr MS Dicks. Pre school Principal is Mrs J O Neill. Cornwall has a 100 matric pass rate since its year of inception, one of only a few schools in South Africa. Sports Sports that are played at Cornwall Hill College include, amongst others, Hockey , Cricket , Equestrianism Equestrian , Netball , Athletics track and field Athletics , Cross country running Cross Country , Softball , Rugby football Rugby , Swimming sport Swimming , Chess and Tennis . Cultural Activities Choir , Music , Drama , Public Speaking , Robotics , First Aid , etc. School Houses Cornwall Hill College has 4 prominent houses, all having roughly the same number of pupils. Houses being allocated at a child s induction into the college, relatives are generally placed in the same house. The 4 main houses include Bodmin Truro Penzance Cambourne All house names being tribute to their respective towns cities in Cornwall , England in the United Kingdom. Preparatory Academic Subjects Gr 1 6 Mathematics English language English Afrikaans Sepedi Geography History Music ... more details
File Fishpool hoard BM.jpg thumb right The Hoard today in the British Museum . In 1966 the Fishpool Hoard of 1,237 15th century gold coins, four rings and four other pieces of jewellery, and two lengths of gold chain ref http www.britishmuseum.org explore online tours britain our top ten british treasures the fishpool hoard.aspx British Museum the Fishpool hoard J. Cherry, The Medieval Jewellery from the Fishpool, Nottinghamshire, Hoard Archaeologia 104 , 1973 307 21. ref was discovered by workmen on a building site near present day Cambourne Gardens, in Ravenshead , Nottinghamshire , England, an area that was then known as Fishpool . It is the largest hoard of medieval coins ever found in Britain. To judge from the Numismatics dates of the coins , ref There are 63 coins of Edward IV of England Edward IV , of a type that was issued between 1460 and August 1464, and none of any later type. ref the hoard was probably buried in haste at some time between winter 1463 and summer 1464, perhaps by someone fleeing south after the Battle of Hexham in May 1464, in the first stages of England s civil war between aristocratic factions, the War of the Roses . The Fishpool Hoard, on display in Room 40 in the British Museum , London , was listed in 2003 among Our Top Ten Treasures , a special episode of BBC Television series Meet the Ancestors that profiled the ten most important treasures ever unearthed in United Kingdom Britain as voted by a panel of experts from the British Museum . The British Museum assesses the face value of the hoard when deposited, about 400, would be equivalent to around 300,000 today. ref http www.britishmuseum.org explore online tours britain our top ten british treasures the fishpool hoard.aspx British Museum the Fishpool hoard ref The makeup of the coinage, as well as dating the hoard, showed that the light coinage of 1412 did not entirely eliminate earlier gold coins. ref M. Allen, The volume of the English currency, 1158 1470 Economic History Review ... more details
Other people2 William Paynter disambiguation Rev. William Paynter D.D. 1637 18 February 1716 was an England English clergyman and Vice Chancellor of Oxford University . ref cite web url http www.admin.ox.ac.uk vc position previousvice chancellors title Previous Vice Chancellors publisher University of Oxford , UK accessdate July 21, 2011 ref ref cite book title The Oxford University Calendar publisher University of Oxford year 1817 pages 27 28 url http books.google.com books?id B7kUAAAAQAAJ&pg PA27 chapter Vice Chancellors from the year 1660 accessdate July 21, 2011 ref The son of William Paynter or Cambourne, from Antron in Sithney , and Jane, the sixth child of Richard Keigwin of Mousehole , he was born at Trelissic Walbert , in the parish of St Erth , Cornwall , England , and baptised on 7 December 1637. Having been admitted as a poor scholar in February 1656, he matriculate d from Exeter College, Oxford , on 29 March that year, and on 3 July 1657 he was elected to a Oxbridge Fellow fellowship of the college. He graduated Bachelor of Arts B.A. in 1660 and Master of Arts Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin M.A. in 1663 incorporated at University of Cambridge Cambridge in 1664 , Bachelor of Divinity B.D. in 1674, and Doctor of Divinity D.D. in 1695. In 1669, together with those of several other Cornish people Cornish men, Paynter s fellowship was suspended by Arthur Bury , the college rector and a devout Devon ian, on the grounds that Paynter had been elected to one of the fellowships earmarked for candidates from Devon. In spite of this rebuff, in 1685 Paynter gave 100 to Exeter College. The same year he faced scandal when a child was left on his doorstep in college and was claimed to be his it was later revealed that John Jago, a disaffected undergraduate expelled by Paynter for debauchery, had tried to wreak revenge. It was not until 1686, that Paynter actually vacated his fellowship, having been appointed to the college living of Wootton, Northamptonshire . Paynter ma ... more details
Queen s Awards for Enterprise The Queen s Award for Enterprise Innovation Technology 2001 was awarded on 20 April. Recipients The following organisations were awarded this year. ref London Gazette issue 56182 startpage 3 supp yes date accessdate 26 11 2010 ref ACO Technologies Plc of Shefford, Bedfordshire for ACO KerbDrain a combined kerbstone and drainage channel. Aircom International of Redhill, Surrey for ENTERPRISE integrated software solution designed for radio network engineering. Aireshelta Ltd of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire for Aireshower portable decontamination unit. Andel Limited of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire for Floodline 128 leak detection system. BBC Research & Development of Tadworth, Surrey for Digital terrestrial television receiver demodulator chip. Biomet Merck Ltd of Bridgend, Wales for Oxford Uni compartmental Knee, Phase 3. Bromcom Computers Plc of London SE26 for Wireless registration and reporting systems for schools and colleges. Cooke Optics Limited of Thurmaston, Leicester for 35mm lenses for the film industry. Debenhams Debenhams plc The Wedding Service of London W1 for Multi channel wedding service, offering gift lists and planning services in store, on line or by telephone. EME Electro Medical Equipment Ltd of Brighton, East Sussex for the provision of neonatal respiratory support. Easysoft Limited of Wetherby for Easysoft Data Access. Feralco UK Ltd of Widnes, Cheshire for Production of new treatment additive for wastewater and paper processing. Fish Guidance Systems Ltd of Fawley, Hampshire for Fish guidance system for prevention of fish kill at power stations. Forticrete Roofing Products of Leighton Buzzard, for Bedfordshire Gemini concrete roof tile. Geneva Technology Limited of Cambourne, Cambridge for Geneva customer billing software for telecommunications. Hanovia Ltd of Slough, Berkshire for SuperTOC lamp. Joseph Heler Limited of Nantwich, Cheshire for Production of low fat cheese. Innovision Research & Technology plc of Wok ... more details
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distinguish Ravenhead Ravenshead is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire , England. It borders Papplewick, Newstead Abbey and Blidworth , and is part of Nottinghamshire s Hidden Valleys area, according to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,636. History Newstead Abbey , 12th century grade 1 listed building and ancestral home of George Byron, 6th Baron Byron Lord Byron , is accessed from the village. After the death of Thomas a Becket , King Henry II supposedly to make up for this terrible deed gave the Canons of the Order of St Augustine the land at Ravenshead where they set up a priory, the walls of which can still be seen today. It is here that the name Ravenshead is first encountered. Ravenshede begins at the aforesaidway which lies from Papilwyke Papplewick to Blydeworthe, along the hollowroad eastward which is called Thefestyghe and this leads to the King s highway which is called Nottinghamgate. In the Middle Ages the priory was a stopping place for pilgrims. In 1349 the prior died of plague. The soil in the area is very sandy and unsuitable for growing crops. There is no evidence of a settlement in the area until the 15th century when there was a hunting lodge called Langton Arbor, near present day Blidworth Dale. The legend of Robin Hood centres around the area of Sherwood Forest in which Ravenshead is located. Although a later addition to the legend it is possible that one of Robin Hood s followers, Friar Tuck , was inspired by the priory. Will Scarlet is also supposed to be buried at nearby Blidworth Church. In 1966 a hoard of gold coins and jewellery was discovered by workmen on a building site near present day Cambourne Gardens. The coins were probably buried by someone fleeing south after the Battle of Hexham in May 1464. The Fishpool Hoard , as it is known, is on display in at The British Museum , London . Fishpool, Notts is the name of the area where they were found as the building site did not have the name Raven ... more details
June Building work begins on Cambourne , a new village nine miles west of Cambridge . The first ... newcommunities majordevelopments cambourne cambourne3.htm ref 15 June The England national ... more details
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